Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-08-19
EDITOR GRADY's VIEWS.
lie THINKS MIR. CLEVELAND HAS
/. THE CALL. ON THE NOMINATION.

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lie THINKS MIR. CLEVELAND HAS
THE CALL ON THE NOMINATION.
Hon: Henry ". Grady, editor Of
the Atlanta Constitution, arrived i'm
the city last night and registered ut
the Metropolitan Hotel. A few
minutes afterward Critic man
sent his card up for an interview,
but as Senator Ransom of North
Carolina. had tour next Vice Presi
dent" under his wing, tho watohful
sentinel of the Critic was forced to
wait till this morning for his talk
with the gallant colonel. Almost
the first person the Critic man saw
at the hotel this morning was "our
next Vice President" I'll. w. Grady,
standing in the lobby.
'May l ask what your business is
in the city. suppose it has some.
thing to do with politics ~ a
sob, no; I'm here to make the
final arrangements for the Presi
dents visit to Atlanta in October,
I'm going to the White House this
morning, as tho President has as.
snred me that he will name the day
when we can expect him. You can
bet on ithis reception will be the
talk of the country. We always do
things up in style in Georgia"
"Aresthe people of Georgia pleas
ed with the administration 2"
IL think So"
.How do they like Civil Service
Reform ~
"You ought to be q pretty good
judge of that Question yourself.
We ought not to complain much ON
that score, as neatly every Repub-
lican of1iceholder in the State has
been removed. However, there arc
a few still holding lon.'
care the colore Il people in tho
South favorable to Cleveland Z"
"That is a difficult question to
answer satisfactorily, but I believe
that they are we'll satisfied. I see
q very prominent Virginia negro
has come out in favor of Gen. Fitz.
hugh Lee for Yife President. I
think that good pmen. But talk.
ing about the Vice Presidency, the
time has not sgt arrived for q
Southern man to be placed OH the
ticket. The South will do nothing
to jeopardize thd success of the
Democratic party.
elbow about Mi, Morrison as a
second choice I"
stTd rather not discuss any mans
name for the plase, but will say
that Pm in favor OF q Western man.
The Vice Presideley should go to
the West"
"Will the tariff have much to do
with the election IN Georgian
"Not as much al in Alabama and
i Virginia In Geoigia the Prohibi.
tionists will give rs the most trou.
bic. But of the tariff you can say
Teorgia and Alabama 40 for tbot
matter, will adopt the Virginia
platform. We don't 60 much on
the Kentucky platform"
~ understand The Republicans
will endeavor to make an issue of
the Presidents battle.flag order ~
"We'll show the President when
he comes to Atlanta what we think
about the flags,7 and here Col.
Grady laughed heartily. N
"Mr. Cleveland will be renomi-
mated 2"
"Withont a doubt. No other
man is talked of in the South.
expect III the convention he will
4 get ten out of the eleven States
| without call. And lie will be re-
elected Georgia will rolliup 1OO,-
900 for him. No, there is, very
little labor talk in our State. What
we hear is only local, and mostly
about the convict leasing. AS
said before, prohibition is the only
thing that will give us much con-
Germ Washington Critic.
! There is nothing the Republican
party can give the south that the
blessed old Democratic party can
not give. The people of the solid
4 South asklnothing Mt the hands of